和文

héwén
noun #26,800

Meanings

  1. 1 Japanese text
  2. 2 Japanese writing
  3. 3 Japanese language (written)

Examples

HSK 4
Tā néng liúlì de yuèdú héwén zīliào.
He can fluently read materials written in Japanese.
HSK 6
Zhè běn shū de yuánbǎn shì héwén, hòulái bèi fānyì chéng Zhōngwén.
The original edition of this book was in Japanese and was later translated into Chinese.

Tips

history
is an old Chinese name for Japan (和国 or 大和). 和文 therefore means 'Japanese writing.' This usage is more common in formal, literary, or academic Chinese contexts.

Stroke Order

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